Well, I was completely wrong about Raonic potentially causing an upset; he was well and truly iced by King Federer. Have to say that Roger is looking like the best player of the tournament so far. Can't wait for his match against Tsonga next, should be a good one.

senso-ji wrote:
Can't wait for his match against Tsonga next, should be a good one.

Tsonga is by far and away my favourite player; he has had such an injury riddled career yet doesn't take much time to make his mark on the tennis court ... full of charisma too!

Murray finished his match very quick - a shy over ninety minutes is all it took, but poor old Simon, he looked totally shattered just about all the way through their match.

Got a feeling Federer is the one to bet on winning this year.

Tsonga has had a lot of injuries but he's also been heavily criticised by a lot of coaches for not taking advice and doing the same shit over and over again. So much potential but in today's game you need more than that to succeed. I liked him when he first came on the scene but been very disappointed over the years. Berdych is another one. Sooo much talent.

If he didn't play like absolute balls first set, he'd have had a good shout.

Typical Berdych..

Moments of brilliance but can't maintain. Rusedski summed it up after the match. Berdych came forward and started vollying in the set he won, then reverted back to baseline rallies and just couldn't stay with Djokovic. Berdych is a great vollyer and needs to come in more often, otherwise he's more often than not going to come off 2nd best. Huge groundstrokes but can't keep them up for long enough.

You never really know a player's form until they play someone much higher ranked so we don't yet know how well Murray's really playing. He's playing well from what I can see but isn't serving anywhere near as well as Djokovic and seems to be allowing way too many break points. Not against Chardy but in his previous matches. Djokovic looks much more convincing. Haven't seen Fed play yet.

Tight match between Federer and Tsonga right now. If Tsonga raises his game against every other player in the same way he does against Federer he would have won a Grand Slam by now. He's like Murray was before he won the US Open.

senso-ji wrote:
Tight match between Federer and Tsonga right now. If Tsonga raises his game against every other player in the same way he does against Federer he would have won a Grand Slam by now. He's like Murray was before he won the US Open.

senso-ji wrote:
Shit, Djokovic is completely dismantling Ferrer right now. He's is going to be some player to beat in the Final, his form has been sublime.

Ferrer is no Murray or Federer though and is miles behind the top 4. He has no big serve and no real weapons to hurt the big guys on a harcourt. All he has is his fitness and consistancy from the back of the court. OK for most of his matches but doesn't really work against top 4.

I think you're being a little harsh on Ferrer. Ok, he might not win a GS but he's made semi finals before and has beaten Murray at the French Open a few times. He's a clay court specialist who worked really hard to compete just as well on the other surfaces.

ecureuil wrote:
This Tsonga-Federer match is fantastic. Some wonderful tennis being played by both players.

Watched most of it last night and it was a great match. Haven't seen Tsonga play that well against Federer for a long time and he was playing out of his skin. It's a shame Tsonga can't seem to maintain that level consistantly.

senso-ji wrote:
I think you're being a little harsh on Ferrer. Ok, he might not win a GS but he's made semi finals before and has beaten Murray at the French Open a few times. He's a clay court specialist who worked really hard to compete just as well on the other surfaces.

Not being harsh at all, just stating facts. He's an incredible player and has really improved his hardcourt game, having been known as a clay specialist for most of his career. It's just not varied or big enough to really trouble Murray, Fed, Djokovic etc. Beating Murray in Paris on the clay is really no suprise. Ferrer is a clay specialist and it's Murray's worst surface by a country mile.

senso-ji wrote:
I think you're being a little harsh on Ferrer. Ok, he might not win a GS but he's made semi finals before and has beaten Murray at the French Open a few times. He's a clay court specialist who worked really hard to compete just as well on the other surfaces.

I don't think he's being Harsh at all, he said Ferrer doesn't have weapons on a hard court to hurt the top 4, I'd say that's a perfectly accurate and valid statement.

senso-ji wrote:
I think you're being a little harsh on Ferrer. Ok, he might not win a GS but he's made semi finals before and has beaten Murray at the French Open a few times. He's a clay court specialist who worked really hard to compete just as well on the other surfaces.

I don't think he's being Harsh at all, he said Ferrer doesn't have weapons on a hard court to hurt the top 4, I'd say that's a perfectly accurate and valid statement.

cheers..

I must admit I was suprised at Senso-ji's comment but then I don't know what his tennis knowledge is like.